qT=1&tQ=Rhinos are important to the environment because they…&tC=disperse seeds far and wide.|eat pests like insects and spiders.|are scavengers that clean the forest floor.|are good at keeping secrets.&cC=1&fB=Rhinos are “seed dispersers,” eating many kinds of plants and distributing seeds around their range in their poop. Since rhinos can take over three days to digest a meal, they can transport seeds a significant distance!<br><br>While there lived roughly one million rhinos at the start of the 19th century, fewer than 18,000 survive today. All five rhino species are endangered, but conservation efforts in Asia and Africa are slowing population loss, and even stabilizing rhino populations.